Hurricanes 2025
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Another bit of inside news for Canes fans.
Callum Harkin extended through 2027. Expect to hear that most likely this week, maybe next.
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@Landers92 said in Hurricanes 2025:
Another bit of inside news for Canes fans.
Callum Harkin extended through 2027. Expect to hear that most likely this week, maybe next.
Superb news. He's been class this year in a position that he wasn't familiar with.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
which will mean we likely lose Bason.
Do you think the Blues may be courting Bason to join his sister there? He has been training with them for a few weeks and they even took him to Fiji.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
which will mean we likely lose Bason.
Do you think the Blues may be courting Bason to join his sister there? He has been training with them for a few weeks and they even took him to Fiji.
Strong possibility because Aumua has already signed and Tuputupu has been largely the reserve rake this year off the bench so doubt they will let him go.
Without starting a rumor, you could almost consider it a done deal if they see Bason as an option, especially considering the Blues have now lost Riccitelli.
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@Canes4life There is also the Slater heading north talk about, which would complicate it. Ekland and Mullens are both contracted next season. Unless Ekland is the unknown player rumored to want out of his contract to head for Japan. Bason would be a great pick up though.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life There is also the Slater heading north talk about, which would complicate it. Ekland and Mullens are both contracted next season. Unless Ekland is the unknown player rumored to want out of his contract to head for Japan. Bason would be a great pick up though.
Crusaders are full and the Highlanders are full in terms of hookers, assuming the Chiefs are as well then it's likely he'll stay in the Canes environment if he doesn't shift up to Auckland.
His brother might get a Canes contract next year so that might keep him in Welly as well.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
His brother might get a Canes contract next year
Or Mosese could replace Choat/Suafoa at the Blues and we could steal the whole family!
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
His brother might get a Canes contract next year
Or Mosese could replace Choat/Suafoa at the Blues and we could steal the whole family!
Back off pal. 🤣
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life There is also the Slater heading north talk about, which would complicate it. Ekland and Mullens are both contracted next season. Unless Ekland is the unknown player rumored to want out of his contract to head for Japan. Bason would be a great pick up though.
I'm sure that Nock was discussed as that player.
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From an article on Stuff.
The Hurricanes, meanwhile, could find it tough to hold on to lock Zach Gallagher who played for the All Blacks XV in 2022. It's understood a club in Japan is keen on Gallagher, who shifted to the Hurricanes this year from the Crusaders.
I'm surprised at such a young age, Gallagher is heading off. Shame, as he has been very good this year for the Canes. Could be a straight swap for Dearns maybe?
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
From an article on Stuff.
The Hurricanes, meanwhile, could find it tough to hold on to lock Zach Gallagher who played for the All Blacks XV in 2022. It's understood a club in Japan is keen on Gallagher, who shifted to the Hurricanes this year from the Crusaders.
I'm surprised at such a young age, Gallagher is heading off. Shame, as he has been very good this year for the Canes. Could be a straight swap for Dearns maybe?
Can confirm that that is the case with Zach.
There is also a back who under contract that could be working to do something similar to what Sam Nock has just done. Similar to Steve, when I get more details and the ‘ok’ I’ll update in here.
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@Landers92 said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
From an article on Stuff.
The Hurricanes, meanwhile, could find it tough to hold on to lock Zach Gallagher who played for the All Blacks XV in 2022. It's understood a club in Japan is keen on Gallagher, who shifted to the Hurricanes this year from the Crusaders.
I'm surprised at such a young age, Gallagher is heading off. Shame, as he has been very good this year for the Canes. Could be a straight swap for Dearns maybe?
Can confirm that that is the case with Zach.
There is also a back who under contract that could be working to do something similar to what Sam Nock has just done. Similar to Steve, when I get more details and the ‘ok’ I’ll update in here.
Is it a permanent shift for Zach to Japan or just a one year gig? Big loss for NZ Rugby, he’s only 23 and has his best years ahead of him. Makes more sense that Plummer has signed through until 2027
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@gt12 said in Hurricanes 2025:
This feels like the risk of bringing in an international - talent here might bolt.
For that reason, The tall Japan lad should have been at the Landers where they can't attract more than 3 locks anyway.How do you know Zach hadn’t signed this deal before they signed Dearns?
Zach could have remained if he really wanted to, it’s not like the Canes are flush with international quality locks either.
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It might also be a one year swap, but either way I can't see why an NZ team with reasonable locks needs to bring in a non eligible player on a one year deal.
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@gt12 said in Hurricanes 2025:
It might also be a one year swap, but either way I can't see why an NZ team with reasonable locks needs to bring in a non eligible player on a one year deal.
Because like any business these sort of signings are what brings excitement and brings people through the turnstiles. The Canes have lost so much talent over the last 5 years - Beaudy, Ardie, Jordie on a sabbatical, amongst others so I don’t blame the Canes for going after a lock like Dearns who could be a bit of a cult hero type figure for the side, as well as being a tall lock which we’ve barely had over the years.
We’ve had many reasonable locks as you say but Dearns might/might not bring another dynamic to this side.
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Footage of Aumua’s injury, surely he won’t be back.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Landers92 said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2025:
From an article on Stuff.
The Hurricanes, meanwhile, could find it tough to hold on to lock Zach Gallagher who played for the All Blacks XV in 2022. It's understood a club in Japan is keen on Gallagher, who shifted to the Hurricanes this year from the Crusaders.
I'm surprised at such a young age, Gallagher is heading off. Shame, as he has been very good this year for the Canes. Could be a straight swap for Dearns maybe?
Can confirm that that is the case with Zach.
There is also a back who under contract that could be working to do something similar to what Sam Nock has just done. Similar to Steve, when I get more details and the ‘ok’ I’ll update in here.
Is it a permanent shift for Zach to Japan or just a one year gig? Big loss for NZ Rugby, he’s only 23 and has his best years ahead of him. Makes more sense that Plummer has signed through until 2027
I’m not sure on how long the contract is sorry but it doesn’t sound like it’s just a 1 year thing. I’ve been told he will be joining the same club as Mark Telea, Toyota Verblitz.
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@Canes4life people would go quiet on it being a bad idea pretty quickly I imagine if it builds a championship winning side.
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@Bones said in Hurricanes 2025:
@Canes4life people would go quiet on it being a bad idea pretty quickly I imagine if it builds a championship winning side.
Surely that's why you make these signings right? It's a result driven business at the end of the day, the Canes will want to ensure they are competing at the business end of the comp, ideally with homefield advantage to bring in as much revenue as possible. Getting guys like Dearns is only going to help with that goal.
